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单词 heavily
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Definition of heavily in English:

heavily

adverb ˈhɛvɪliˈhɛvəli
  • 1To a great degree; in large amounts.

    it was raining heavily
    he had been drinking heavily for six months
    she is heavily pregnant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now he is about to send heavily armed SDF troops there.
    • These poacher patrols are armed and the people they encounter can be heavily armed as well.
    • Newer media tend to grow from, or expand out of, older media; television drew heavily upon radio and film.
    • The bomber died in the explosion and the jeep was heavily damaged.
    • After initial success, the royalists were heavily defeated by superior forces.
    • However, they were heavily defeated in wards they won last year.
    • The cut to her shin was small, but was bleeding heavily.
    • The city was heavily shelled during the war in the early 90s and is still struggling to recover.
    • The company invested heavily in advertising to modernise its staid image.
    • A host of community groups have already heavily booked the vehicle to venues across the State.
    • The money convoys and storage sites are heavily guarded.
    • The victim suffered a badly cut mouth, which was bleeding heavily, two broken teeth and a bruised eye.
    • The word beefy is used to indicate a powerful, perhaps heavily alcoholic wine, with a very chewy or mouth-filling impact.
    • The costs of the weekend are heavily subsidised by the Foundation and by the Department.
    • By the way, if you do see him, these very nice, yet heavily armed people would very much like to have a word.
    • I am lobbying pretty heavily for a spicy cranberry jelly from a jar.
    • This comes, I think, from juxtapositions that strengthen the already heavily saturated colors of the images.
    • But the mountains remain heavily forested and biologically diverse.
    • It can be very difficult to be with someone who is affected by alcohol, particularly if they drink often and heavily.
    • The bacterial outbreak was attributed to the use of heavily diluted disinfectant.
    Synonyms
    laboriously, slowly, ponderously, steadily, deliberately, woodenly, stiffly, with heavy steps, with leaden steps
    with difficulty, painfully, awkwardly, clumsily
    gloomily, dejectedly, sluggishly, dully
    decisively, utterly, completely, thoroughly, totally, conclusively, roundly, soundly, absolutely
    excessively, to excess, immoderately, copiously, inordinately, intemperately, a great deal, too much, very much, overmuch, to a great extent, to too great an extent, without restraint, without control
    densely, closely, thickly, compactly
    deeply, extremely, very, greatly, exceedingly, enormously, terribly, tremendously, awfully, profoundly
    informal seriously
    majorly
    British informal jolly, ever so
    1. 1.1 To a large extent; very or very much.
      the country is heavily dependent on banana exports
      he was heavily influenced by the Impressionists
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They began by relying heavily on friends and family to come to events.
      • Decisions we make today will surely weigh heavily on the shape of the world we eventually leave.
      • Undoubtedly, schools and universities are heavily involved in information.
      • Many factory outlets sell winter accessories at heavily discounted prices.
      • Thailand and Vietnam depend heavily on exports to power economic growth.
      • The heavily insulated egg plummeted to the ground.
      • The final design emphasizes its simplicity, heavily relying on upstage lighting technique and set movement.
      • Their combined forces heavily defeated Tilly at the Battle of Breitenfeld in September 1631.
      • Collins also relies heavily on internal employee referrals to find good long-term staffers in the first place.
      • All exports are prevented and imports are heavily restricted, including fuel.
      • First, he relies heavily upon nepotism.
      • Those runners heavily handicapped were in amongst the middle order starters.
      • In Figure 1, year data is heavily skewed towards the late 1990s with a distinct upward trend peaking in 2000.
      • Like many involved with the Spiritual Rights Foundation, they left heavily in debt.
      • It borrows heavily from The Matrix, as though daring us to point out the comparison.
      • My life now heavily revolves around the white stuff.
      • Already overburdened staff have to focus more heavily on information assurance versus asset protection.
      • Above all, it is rich with the overpowering detail of heavily researched cultural history.
      • In contrast, living systems rely heavily on information exchange between neighboring modules.
      • A few minutes later we stood on the beach under a heavily clouded sky, looking out over a millpond sea.
  • 2With a lot of force or effort; with weight.

    she fell heavily to the ground
    he sat down heavily in the chair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He went down heavily, but amazingly was up on his feet at the count of two smiling at the referee and calling Tyson in.
    • Dr. Lawrence was strolling at a leisurely pace, leaning rather heavily on his walking stick.
    • The door closed heavily behind Lawrence.
    • He fell very heavily on his, erm, backside.
    1. 2.1 In a way that is mentally oppressive or hard to endure.
      it is a burden that weighs heavily on his shoulders
      tension hung heavily in the air
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sometimes, the weight of memory and time weighs heavily.
      • But right now this is weighing so heavily on my mind that I don't know how I can not mention it.
      • The weight of expectation understandably rests heavily on his shoulders.
    2. 2.2 Slowly and loudly.
      she was breathing heavily
      the man in the next room was snoring heavily
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was some time later when they eventually drew slightly apart, both gasping to breathe heavily, hardly able to speak.
      • "Gallant Jong Suk" was her nickname, named after her habit of breathing heavily when working and marching.
    3. 2.3 In a slow way that expresses sadness.
      he sighed heavily
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Its king breathed heavily in his palace, all alone.
 
 

Definition of heavily in US English:

heavily

adverbˈhɛvəliˈhevəlē
  • 1To a great degree; in large amounts.

    it was raining heavily
    he had been drinking heavily for six months
    she is heavily pregnant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the mountains remain heavily forested and biologically diverse.
    • However, they were heavily defeated in wards they won last year.
    • These poacher patrols are armed and the people they encounter can be heavily armed as well.
    • The word beefy is used to indicate a powerful, perhaps heavily alcoholic wine, with a very chewy or mouth-filling impact.
    • Newer media tend to grow from, or expand out of, older media; television drew heavily upon radio and film.
    • The bomber died in the explosion and the jeep was heavily damaged.
    • Now he is about to send heavily armed SDF troops there.
    • The city was heavily shelled during the war in the early 90s and is still struggling to recover.
    • It can be very difficult to be with someone who is affected by alcohol, particularly if they drink often and heavily.
    • The company invested heavily in advertising to modernise its staid image.
    • After initial success, the royalists were heavily defeated by superior forces.
    • A host of community groups have already heavily booked the vehicle to venues across the State.
    • This comes, I think, from juxtapositions that strengthen the already heavily saturated colors of the images.
    • The victim suffered a badly cut mouth, which was bleeding heavily, two broken teeth and a bruised eye.
    • I am lobbying pretty heavily for a spicy cranberry jelly from a jar.
    • The costs of the weekend are heavily subsidised by the Foundation and by the Department.
    • By the way, if you do see him, these very nice, yet heavily armed people would very much like to have a word.
    • The money convoys and storage sites are heavily guarded.
    • The cut to her shin was small, but was bleeding heavily.
    • The bacterial outbreak was attributed to the use of heavily diluted disinfectant.
    Synonyms
    laboriously, slowly, ponderously, steadily, deliberately, woodenly, stiffly, with heavy steps, with leaden steps
    decisively, utterly, completely, thoroughly, totally, conclusively, roundly, soundly, absolutely
    excessively, to excess, immoderately, copiously, inordinately, intemperately, a great deal, too much, very much, overmuch, to a great extent, to too great an extent, without restraint, without control
    densely, closely, thickly, compactly
    deeply, extremely, very, greatly, exceedingly, enormously, terribly, tremendously, awfully, profoundly
    1. 1.1 To a large extent; very or very much.
      the country is heavily dependent on banana exports
      he was heavily influenced by the Impressionists
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Above all, it is rich with the overpowering detail of heavily researched cultural history.
      • Those runners heavily handicapped were in amongst the middle order starters.
      • Like many involved with the Spiritual Rights Foundation, they left heavily in debt.
      • They began by relying heavily on friends and family to come to events.
      • The final design emphasizes its simplicity, heavily relying on upstage lighting technique and set movement.
      • Many factory outlets sell winter accessories at heavily discounted prices.
      • The heavily insulated egg plummeted to the ground.
      • First, he relies heavily upon nepotism.
      • Thailand and Vietnam depend heavily on exports to power economic growth.
      • Collins also relies heavily on internal employee referrals to find good long-term staffers in the first place.
      • It borrows heavily from The Matrix, as though daring us to point out the comparison.
      • Their combined forces heavily defeated Tilly at the Battle of Breitenfeld in September 1631.
      • My life now heavily revolves around the white stuff.
      • Undoubtedly, schools and universities are heavily involved in information.
      • In Figure 1, year data is heavily skewed towards the late 1990s with a distinct upward trend peaking in 2000.
      • All exports are prevented and imports are heavily restricted, including fuel.
      • In contrast, living systems rely heavily on information exchange between neighboring modules.
      • Decisions we make today will surely weigh heavily on the shape of the world we eventually leave.
      • Already overburdened staff have to focus more heavily on information assurance versus asset protection.
      • A few minutes later we stood on the beach under a heavily clouded sky, looking out over a millpond sea.
  • 2With a lot of force or effort; with weight.

    she fell heavily to the ground
    he sat down heavily in the chair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He fell very heavily on his, erm, backside.
    • The door closed heavily behind Lawrence.
    • Dr. Lawrence was strolling at a leisurely pace, leaning rather heavily on his walking stick.
    • He went down heavily, but amazingly was up on his feet at the count of two smiling at the referee and calling Tyson in.
    1. 2.1 In a way that is mentally oppressive or hard to endure.
      it is a burden that weighs heavily on his shoulders
      tension hung heavily in the air
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sometimes, the weight of memory and time weighs heavily.
      • The weight of expectation understandably rests heavily on his shoulders.
      • But right now this is weighing so heavily on my mind that I don't know how I can not mention it.
    2. 2.2 Slowly and loudly.
      she was breathing heavily
      the man in the next room was snoring heavily
      Example sentencesExamples
      • "Gallant Jong Suk" was her nickname, named after her habit of breathing heavily when working and marching.
      • It was some time later when they eventually drew slightly apart, both gasping to breathe heavily, hardly able to speak.
    3. 2.3 In a slow way that expresses sadness.
      he sighed heavily
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Its king breathed heavily in his palace, all alone.
 
 
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